1. Keep a record of activities for a period of one week.

2. Let children make a list of things they would like to complete in one week. At the end of the week check to see how accurate they were in their conceptions of what could be done. Talk about factors which affected what people were able to do.

3. Tape a one-week calendar to each child's desk. Encourage the children to use the calendar for planning what they will do.

4. Make a chart showing the various ways in which a week can be divided.

One week = 7 days

One week = 168 hours

One week = 10,080 minutes

One week = 604,800 seconds

5. Write the names of the days of the week on a sheet of paper. Have children draw illustrations which represent activities they do on each day.

6. Have contests which last for one week.

7. Have family members keep records of their activities for one week. Let children discuss likenesses and differences among experiences of the people involved.

8. Compare the activities of one week during various periods in history.

9. Compare the activities of one week for people in a variety of geographic locations.

10. Read stories or poems about events which take one week to do.